Disintegrator



May 10, 19273 G. w. NELSON 'DISINTEGRATOR File d Ana. 4. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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May 10, 1927. 1,628,419 G. W. NELSON DISINTEGRATOR Filed .Auz. 4; 1926 2 sneets-shet 2 Patented May 10, 192% 1 UNITED TATE P 1,628,419 TENT OFFICE...

, GUST W; NELSQN, 0F GLOQUET, MINNESOTA.

DISINTEGRATOR,

Application filed August 4,1926. Serial No. 127,036.

reduced by being ground or crushed, and a rotary member inthe casing cooperating therewith to comminute or otherwise reduce the material. I The invention also provides a machine including a casing and a plurality of coacting rotors therein disposed to operate uponthe material in successive order, all asset forth more fully hereinafter.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, it isto be understoodthat in adapting the means to meet specific needs and requirements the design may be varied and such other changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention is claimed, without'departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which,-

Figure l is an elevational view of a disintegrator embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical, central sectional View thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking to the left as designated by the arrows,

Figure 4 is aside View of a modification, a portion of the casing being broken away, and

Figure 5 isa top plan view of the modified form with the upper portion of the casing removed, and showing the rotors in section.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig nated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The disintegrator comprises a casing and one or more rotary beaters therein, the length of the casing depending upon the number of rotary heaters therein, otherwise the construction is substantially the same. H For convenience the casing isshown as comprising an upper part 1, and a lower part 2, each of the parts preferably consisting of a casting, the inner walls of which are corrugated, or otherwise rougl'i'ened to facilitate the disintegrating action. The meeting portions of the parts 1 and 2 are outwardlv flanged and coincidentally apertu-red to receive bolts or analogous fastenings The lower portion 2 of the casing is provided with a stand a which constitutes a mount, or support for the apparatus. The numeral 5 designates an opening in a side of the casing through which the material to be ground, crushed, or pulverized is supplied to the casing. The front of the lower portion 2 of the casing is formed with an opening for the discharge of the comminuted material and this opening is closed-by a plurality of' slats 6 which are pivoted at their ends to out-v ardly disposed'fianges '7 at opposite sides of the opening. The meeting edges of the slats 6 are beveled, 'as shown most clearly in; Figure 3, to admit of the slats when closed, lying in the same plane. An arm 8 projects outwardly from each of the slats 6 and a bar 9 connects the arms Sand insures a simultaneous movement of the slats when it is required to adjust the same. Any suitable means may be provided for operating the bar 9 and securing the same in the re quired adjusted position. As shown, a

threaded stem 10 is connected by means of a link 11 with the bar 9 and passes through an extension 12 of the casing and receives an upper nut 13 and a lower nut 14. By

backing one of the nuts and advancing the companion nut, the stem 10 .is adjusted longitudinally to open'the slatsfi more or less, to regulate the discharge of the material when comminuted.

A shaft 15 is mounted in the sides or heads of the casing and for convenience, bearings are partly provided in the meeting portions of the upper and lower parts of the casing, to receive the shaft and, in this man her, the shaft and beater may be readily placed in position or removed, as required.

'Any suitable means may be provided for imparting rotary movement to the shaft 15 and for convenience a pulley 16 fast to an end of the shaft'15 is adapted to be driven from a suitable source of power, not shown, by means of a belt 17.

A roiniy i'wnivr is mounted ujlioii (he hnii' iii :ind nonsirts of n huh and arms: neouriui i'o rho huh nnd indiniing ihoroiroin. 'iho huh inoindos n. shrove i8 and spared iiunp ru W hoiiwonn whii-h i'hn inner onds; o i iho urnni are roroived nnd socurrd. iho hunter inn iurludn two sole of arms and 21, tho arms 90 hiring riioi'iod ressuiiing in ihn provision of spaced members, and the nrnn: 2i which urn single and oi. :1 width rin'roi zi'iondingg zip-- priminnitoiy H10 spoon iornivd hy i'hi sioir'w in iihn {Win54 20. Tho :H'H'IR and :31. :"zii'or' nziio. iho 111'1115; 2U hningr hrond, n'i i'rrns iho MHW 2i sire nan-row rind diHPUB Ld in ihi: phiun of tho idois oi the nrnn EU. in ihia uninnor the innirrini in :diornnioiy uci'od upon h iho iwo shin oi: arms and is quickly iion'inliluif'ed hy [ho disposition oi iho :irnni nsniniiod by iho innor rorriurniod or rough nnvd wniis oi? iiti casing.

In the nimiiiicntion shown in higuroa 4. MM 5, the, rain p; is; rhnurniimi und (UiHlJliSfiS :in upper )(Ji'i'hj il i and :1 lower poi-(ion 2. This :usingr includesv n wrion of munpnriinnnh: 12). @411. nndEZJ having; :1 hindvm nrrungmurnt :ind (JHii oi i-ho (OiillHliiiHOiiir vonininn :i rotarybinning which ronsi'riuxind suhsi'uniinliy in iho nnmnor horn-inimioru niniod. The ronipnriinonh; pron-1% ii'rl inoronsr in width throiuyhuui. the iougrih oi iiii (aiming, un i hown mo t cionriy in .higruro :3. mod this is nuide IIUUPHSZUIV in :iocinninodnio Lhn honinrn \vhioh pri'ipjrrsiiiW1 ini-rvrinn in widih. ihn hrnh-r iomit'nd in iho ronipiiriiuoiu $23 oninins iwo win of nrnu; whii-h :H'n ironsvornoiy spur-0d. Tho houior oiinininod in the rinuliuuiinrni. roniuinn ihrro who of nuns whioh :iro iiiuicnd :ipuriz no ndniii oi? the tililih' oi iili. hrziior Iocniimi in (ho roiulmriznwni 25 ini'oriouviiur iiiCliWiiih. Th0 houirr n0niuinoe'i in tho (-oinpnriinoni. 1 32i (:Olii'iiiHS i'our shim of tiiiliri which urn spu t-ed :ipnri in zu" tho oonipnriiiurni; The ZH'EHH oi. the heat we; are udupiod io iniorienro or ororlnp i'or iho fillfliili poriion oi? ihoir inn ijth. :n; nhown most rioniiy in Figure 5. The norm-n1 honi- UI'H urn viijiuiouhuii :i'or siundi'zuu-oun roiniiiou in tho mine dirooiion and, as shown, :1 sprocket chain 26 oonnects sprorlmt wheels LGQHA-In 2? not io l'n'ojocting ends of the shafts of the several heaters. The material is fed to the compartment 25 through an opening 5 in :1 side. thereof and :idvnnci'd through iho ompurtinenh 2i and Q2. and discharged out the ini'ier through the o iinninn' routrolind hy means of tho slot 6.

Having thus i lescrihediho invention, I claim:

i. A disintegrnior comprising :1 musing, in- (hiding n peripheral \vnii in which is i Ollm-ii an outlet, :md side Willhi in one of whirh is 'ioriund an inioh. n piuruiiizy o:|f pivoind HiHiIH ch'iisii'ig' L-ho onl ivtnnd forming n ooiuiinuntion of the peripho 1d wzd l, n'ionns :ioi' pivot- :dh' adjusting tho shits io produce a nunhin' of outioi's oi roguhiiod size to Ch torinino {tho fineness of the mntoriul und n rohu'y hezfl'er within ihn :nsinp mountnd in (ho side wniis thereof. p

Q. A d ininitegrnior comprising a caning ineluding upper and lower onset; nioi'ni parts having their inner u'zdhi rorrugutvi'l or roughonoi, tho hnror purL having :1. dis- (him-go opening and outer hinges at the sides oi the dinniizirgo opening, :1. plurality of slain closing tho i iisi-imn ro oponing :lud pivoted to the onior i'inngos, said sin :wing ihPll meeting migrs howled, inoiulri ooiiiiuniuiilg the SitiiS i'or siini'iitnnoijms adjlud noni; nnd n m itnry banter within the (raising comprising at huh and arms radiating from the huh every other arm being hrond and sioiiod, and tho inim'nu'dinio nrnni hoing nzurouwnnd dis1-- ponod in tho pluno of tho spoons: fornned by the slotted arms. p

3. A disinilogruior oomprisiijig nn (don gated casing inc-hiding n plurality of conipnrininni s having. a. (random nri'zlngoinoulx and progressively increasing in width, tho noun pnrtinont at ono end having :1 feed opening und tho colnpnrtniout at {he opposite (and having n. discharge ol ieningr, HHHIJSYFOI roguhiting tho oi'iociivo SiZO oi the disrhzu'go opening. rotary heaters in the several. oon'n pziriiinoniis including; :irnin which are ndnplod to iniorionw: or ovmrhip, n'nd means for rointing' the heaters in the mine dirootion.

In testin'iony whorooil I niiix my signature.

GUST W. NELSON. [no] ill) 

